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‎05-10-2021 12:40 PM - last edited on ‎05-10-2021 12:55 PM by

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Product: Compaq Presario C300
Operating System: Linux

Need help to update firmware.

Thank you

 

error message from dmesg

14.350582] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[ 14.350587] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[ 14.353151] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[ 14.353156] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[ 14.354754] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[ 14.354759] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[ 14.355494] b43 ssb0:0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2
[ 14.355499] b43 ssb0:0: Falling back to user helper
[ 14.360789] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 14.360859] b43-phy0 ERROR: Firmware file "b43-open/ucode5.fw" not found
[ 14.360924] b43-phy0 ERROR: You must go to [content removed]and download the correct firmware for this driver version. Please carefully read all instructions on this website.

 

curreent BIOS information:

 

Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Version: F.24
Release Date: 04/25/2007
Address: 0xE7150
Runtime Size: 102064 bytes
ROM Size: 1024 kB

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‎05-14-2021 09:19 AM

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@flabill 

This is one of the main reasons many of us that have used Linux for a long time maintain dual-boot machines -- you can not run the HP BIOS update utility in Linux, period.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP

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‎05-14-2021 09:19 AM

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@flabill 

This is one of the main reasons many of us that have used Linux for a long time maintain dual-boot machines -- you can not run the HP BIOS update utility in Linux, period.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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